FPUS72 KKEY 031537 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1137 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-031645- Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1137 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .NOW... Through 1230 PM, isolated showers will increase in coverage across the coastal waters of the Florida Keys, especially across the southeastern Gulf. Movement will be to the east at nearly 10 knots, with the tallest showers capable of localized wind gusts near 20 knots and brief periods of poor visibility within small pockets of moderate rain. Among these showers, thunderstorms will become more likely, including the potential for bouts of lightning and localize wind gusts near 25 knots. $$ CLR